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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | ABDICATES Gives up — declines to hold the investigators back | (9) | ||
| 6% | ROB Hold up | (3) | Wall Street Journal | Jan 10, 2026 |
| 6% | GOKAPUT Give up the ghost | (7) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Jan 6, 2026 |
| 6% | RESTRAIN Hold back (8) | (8) | Mirror Quick | Jan 2, 2026 |
| 6% | SCOPEOUT Investigate | (8) | New York Times | Jan 1, 2026 |
| 6% | WANING On the decline | (6) | LA Times Daily | Jan 1, 2026 |
| 6% | WANES Declines | (5) | Eugene Sheffer | Dec 31, 2025 |
| 6% | EBBED Declined | (5) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Dec 31, 2025 |
| 6% | YIELD Give up (5) | (5) | Puzzler | Dec 26, 2025 |
| 6% | SPILLTHEBEANS Give it up | (13) | Newsday | Dec 20, 2025 |
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